Wed Night AA Riverside Men's Group

Hello folks, This week we'll be reading  Our Southern Friend p208-218 . The writing is kinda odd, this fella writes the way I'd imagine a deep southerner would talk. But it's really an excellent story and that's what matters. At the beginning he makes mention about singing "Sweet Adeline" and I've heard many, many references to this song through out our literature. Not being a southern gentlemen myself (at least not the southern part), I was curious about what the big deal with this song is. First published in 1903 by Richard H. Gerard, the song is considered a barbershop quartet classic. There is an excellent version of it you can listen to  here  sung by The Mills Brothers recorded in.... 1939 (is that odd or is that god??). The lyrics are as follows: In the evening when I sit alone a-dreaming Of days gone by, love, to me so dear, There's a picture that in fancy oft' appearing, Brings back the time, love, when you were near. It is then...

Hello folks, Just your weekly friendly remind for the Wendesday Night Riverside Men's Group (still getting used to saying it!). Anyways, this week we have a  Speaker Meeting.  I'm thinking it may be time to reset the speaker list, we've been doing the once monthly speaker meeting since January of 2014. Maybe we cut the list at a year?  I actually just got to share my story recently. The 5-7 minute version of it anyway. I was in Tamarindo last week at the "Waves of Serenity" Group and they asked me to open the meeting with 5-7 minutes of my particular brand of experience, strength & hope. All I could recall was the nightmare I had lived in Tamarindo about 10 years ago on spring break with my college frat. We were in some bar at the Tamarindo Circle and I'd started a fight with some local to earn flirting rights with some gringa (hope she was good looking at least, can't recall). A few punches were thrown and as we went down grappling at eac...

Good evening fellas, This wednesday we will be reading  Women Suffer Too p200-207  of the Big Book. Maybe a bit ironic for a men's meeting but hey... such is life! I may not be a women, last time I checked anyways, but I certainly relate with one of the major themes in the story; blackouts!  Although alcohol-induced blackouts or drug-induced ones aren't considered a definitive indicator of whether or not someone is alcoholic -as we like to say- It's a red flag! I looked around a bit to learn some more about blackouts and found this explanation satisfying: Blackouts are periods of amnesia caused by excessive rapid spikes in a person's Blood Alcohol Content (BAC), which cause an interference in the brain's normal memory creating functions. During a blackout a person may actively engage in a wide range of behaviors but the brain is unable to create memories for what transpires. This leaves holes in a person's memory that can range from spotty recall for the ev...

Good evening everyone, This Wednesday night we'll be reading  Gratitude in Action  p193-199.  I love reading these stories, there always so much meat on the bone; No matter how much you chew 'em there's always something else to digest... I'd like to take a moment, for those who don't know, to remind everyone that today was the first day of Ann's 3rd trial in Perez Zeledon. I often think so much about how wonderful the meetings were at Greg's place, how that helped kick-start my own recovery and I know that was also true for many others as well. It's easy to overlook the fact that Ann put up with us using her living room for pretty much the whole time!! She even made us food once in a while... she was as good a friend to AA as one could hope for. Her perseverance & tenacity throughout her entire ordeal is admirable. If you would, please keep the Pattons (Ann & Ken especially) and everyone who supports them in their quest for justice in your ...

It is my Pleasure & Honor to humbly present to you, after weeks of searching, out of 26 group names suggested, 5 of which made it to the second round of voting, the name chosen by tonight's group conscious: The Wednesday Night Riverside Men's Group of Alcoholics Anonymous ​ ​

Hello everyone, This week we're on to  Alcoholics Anonymous Number Three p182-192  of the Big Book. Still boggles my mind that we could all trace our sponsorship lineage all the way back to Bill W. & Dr. Bob and this is their first success story. We've also got to make a decision this week on our group name. Below are the names that have been suggested.  Please write me back with your top 4 & this wednesday we'll vote on the final winner.   The candidates are: The Wednesday Night... Hole in the Doughnut Group Missing Marble Group Last Call at the Riverside Group Highly Unlikely Group Riverside Men's Group Sons of Sobriety Group Breaking Good Group Riders on the Storm Group Hell and Back Group Hokey-Pokey Group (That's what its all about) Novocaine Group (Helps you get over your sensitivity) High Cotton Club Group  Book 'Em Group 4th Dimension Group Sanity Now Group Thirst No More Group Thy will be done... Best regards, ...